BUREAU VERITAS – Government Services

INSPECTION OF IMPORTS FOR KUWAIT
Kuwait Conformity Assurance Scheme (KUCAS)KUWAIT
1. Regulation
Authority:

Public Authority for Industry (PAI)

Notification:

Regulation of the “Kuwait Conformity Assurance Scheme (KUCAS)” mandated by the
Public Authority for Industry (PAI)Starting date:

Implemented since June 17th, 2006

Renewal date:

N/A

Appointed company(ies):

Reports shall be issued by companies recognized by the governmental authorities, in the
country of export such as BUREAU VERITAS (BV)

Scope of the regulation:

Conformity assessment of goods exported to Kuwait under the regulations of the Kuwaiti
Conformity Assurance Scheme (KUCAS)
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Assessment based on:

Remark:Documentary review
Control testing if any
Inspection
Facilitation procedures
Conclusion of the assessment

N/A

2. Products subject
Subjected goods:

The products include the following categories as stated on the KUCAS Guideline:
Group I – Children toys (falling under the scope of the GCC TechnicalRegulation for Children Toys BD-131704-01)
Group II – Household & commercial electrical & gas appliancesGroup IV – Chemical ProductsGroup V – Others
Group VI – Building and Construction
Please refer to the Bureau Veritas office for additional details on the products covered by
the program.

Second-hand goods:

Not allowed

Prohibited goods:- A) As of August 1st, 2017, the following lamps are banned from import into Kuwait:
1. Incandescent Tungsten Filament Lamps for general lighting services in all theirshapes and forms and caps working on household and commercial currents
230-240V, especially with the caps E27, E14 and B22
2. Halogen lamp substitutes to incandescent lamps having the same shapes andforms and caps for general services
3. Halogen lamps working on 12V using a transformer from 240/230 to 12V
4. It is allowed to import the following types of lamps:a) Incandescent lamps for industrial useb) Lamps for special use working on voltages other than 230/240V or
12VB) All halogen lamps not included in Article A above are banned from import as of
September 1st, 2019
- Products of Israeli origin or carrying Israeli symbols or flags- Any product considered offensive to Islam

Counterfeited goods:

Not allowed

Exempted goods:- Products holding “Kuwait Quality Mark”- New motor vehicles holding “GCC Conformity Certificates”- Diplomatic cars imported by foreign embassies- Products imported in small non-commercial quantities

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BUREAU VERITAS– DATA SHEET –- Products imported on a temporary basis (e.g. for display purpose)- Products forming contents of large industrial or government projects.
Minimum value subject to theprogramme:

N/A

3. Technical requirement
Conformity requirements:

Compliance of goods to applicable Kuwaiti, Gulf, international or national standards(respectively depending on the presence of such standards), in addition to national
deviations shall be demonstrated with testing and/or conformity documents issued by an
ISO/IEC 17025 accredited party or by laboratories recognized by the Public Authority ofIndustry (PAI).

National deviations:- The Country of Origin shall be marked on each product (if the product is too small, it
can be accepted on its direct packaging, this is considered on a case-by-case basis)- Instruction manuals for household appliances and/or equipment that can be useddirectly by the consumer, shall be at least in both Arabic and English languages- Instruction manuals for appliances and equipment to be handled only by professional
technicians or in the industry shall be at least in English or Arabic language- If an electrical product is intended to be connected to the mains (for example, provided
with a plug), it shall have a rated voltage or rated voltage range including 240V forsingle phase and 415V for three phase. if rated frequency is indicated, it shall include
50 Hz- Electrical plugs shall be fitted withType C plug (two round pins), Type G plug (UK typeplug - squared pin), or Type M plug (three round pins in a triangular pattern). Other typesof plugs may be accepted on a case-by-case basis.

Labelling requirements:- The following marking shall be in Arabic or English: manufacturer name (producing
company), country of origin, in addition to the marking requirements as per theapplicable standard- Labels, marking and instructions shall be legible, well stuck, and not easy to remove

Other specific requirements:- Low Voltage Equipment under the Gulf LVE regulation List 2 and Toys shall comply
with the Gulf Low Voltage Electrical Equipment & Appliances and Gulf Toys technicalregulations and shall bear the GCC mark.
Please contact Bureau Veritas to get the related certification.

4. Application
Applicant:Exporter or importer

Application name:

Request for certificate (RFC)••••

Required documents:

Final invoiceTransport document (Bill of Lading/Air Waybill/ CMR…), if available
Conformity documents (test reports, quality certificates, analysis reports, etc.)
provided by exporters, as per technical requirements

Required information:

NA

Application office(s):Bureau Veritas offices (see contacts list on Verigates):
https://verigates.bureauveritas.com/programmes/kuwait

5. Control testing requirements
Applicable cases:

Conformity document not available or not acceptable

Laboratory criteria:

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BUREAU VERITAS– DATA SHEET –Testing:

Control testing according to the applicable Kuwaiti, Gulf, international standards, andnational standards (in this respective order of priority depending on the presence of suchstandards) along with national deviations when necessary.

6. Physical inspection requirements
Scope of inspection:

Review of marking as per applicable standard(s) and identification of products

Destination inspection:

Not allowed

Witness of loading:

Not mandatory except for certain cases for lubricants or upon request

Seal of container:

Not mandatory except for certain cases for lubricants or upon request

Sampling:

In case of control testing (see section 5 as above)

Type of report issued:

Inspection report (IR)

7. Facilitation procedures•

Please check with the Bureau Veritas offices for further details

8. Conclusion of the Assessment•••

Technical Evaluation Report (TER)
Technical Inspection Report (TIR)
Non-Conformity Report (NCR).

9. Fees
The fees related to TIR issuance are paid by the Exporters directly to Bureau Veritas/BIVAC Office handling the file.
Fees1,3
USD 270
0.4% of FOB value (with minimum
USD 270)
USD800 + 0.25% of FOB value
exceeding USD 200,000
USD2800 + 0.10% of FOB value
exceeding USD 1,000,000

Declared value of shipment2
USD 0 - 60,000
USD 60,001 - 200,000
USD 200,001 – 1,000,000
USD 1,000,001 and above

1: Includes documentary review, shipment inspection and issuance of TIR as applicable, Issuance of TER and additional
services which may be required (testing, audit, re-inspection, sealing…) are subject to additional quotation.
The fees are not of any taxes and duties.
2: Value of shipment is the FOB value of goods (without customs, insurance and freight charges).
3: These values may vary in certain countries.
Fees for destination inspection
VehiclesTires

Charges
24 Kuwaiti dinar per vehicle
24 Kuwaiti dinar for 1 and 2 containers, and additional 10 Kuwaiti dinar for eachcontainer exceeding 2 containers

10. Contact
See contacts sheet for details:
https://verigates.bureauveritas.com/programmes/kuwait

11. Other relevant information
N/AThe information contained herein is for the purpose of facilitating Verification of Conformity and does not relieve Exporters or Importersfrom their obligations in respect of compliance with the import regulations of the country of importation. Although every effort has been madeKUWAIT (KUCAS) –– 08/2024
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BUREAU VERITAS– DATA SHEET –to ensure the correctness of the information, as at the date of issuance of this data sheet, Bureau Veritas does not accept any responsibility
for errors or omissions and, furthermore, the information may subsequently be subject to change as may be announced by the Authorities in
the country of importation. Consequently, Exporters are advised to check with Bureau Veritas, prior to shipment of the goods, if there is any
doubt concerning the issuance of a Certificate of Conformity.

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